Despite a history of pushing unfounded claims around the dangers of wireless signals, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a new and prominent cheerleader for the use of health-monitoring wearables like the Apple Watch. The turnaround coincides with extensive lobbying efforts by Apple and trade groups, according to a Tech Transparency Project report.
A majority of top YouTube podcasts with host-read ads promoted at least one online gambling sponsor in the past year, according to a new analysis by CfA.
Elon Musk has signaled support for the recent anti-government protests in Iran. But a new Tech Transparency Project investigation shows that his platform, X, appears to be providing premium service to an array of Iranian officials and state-controlled media organizations that have been targeted by U.S. sanctions.
Online social casino and sweepstakes casino games, which can be “free” to play but quickly tempt players to put in real money, can leave users deeply in debt. A new Tech Transparency Project report details how Facebook—a leading platform for these games—helps attract and hook players while collecting a slice of the revenue for itself.
The recent controversy over Grok-generated sexual deepfakes on X has put pressure on Apple and Google to remove the X and Grok apps from their app stores. But a new Tech Transparency Project report shows that Apple and Google have a much bigger problem when it comes to so-called “nudify” apps.
Apple’s App Store hosts dozens of apps for U.S.-sanctioned organizations, including Russian banks propping up Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and a Chinese paramilitary group linked to human rights abuses, according to an investigation by the Tech Transparency Project.
A new CfA report details how five top AI chatbots—ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Meta AI, Grok, and Perplexity—directed women to call the phone number of a biased anti-abortion hotline when asked questions about a woman’s options during a medication abortion. The hotline pushes women to try what it calls an “abortion pill reversal,” an unproven and potentially dangerous action.
A 15-year-old boy using an “Instagram Teen Account,” which is supposed to protect young users from inappropriate content, can still find brutal fighting videos in just a few clicks without encountering any resistance from the platform, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).
Meta is using a range of influence tactics to counter growing concerns that social media platforms like Instagram can be harmful to teens’ health and safety, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).
A new Tech Transparency Project (TTP) report reveals how Google—which at one time spent the most on lobbying of any U.S. corporation—employed an obscure legal strategy that reduced the amount of lobbying spending it discloses under federal law.